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   #2. Posted at 03:18 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Entroper
No integrated Wi-Fi = lose. My Wii has this, I thought Nintendo was the one who doesn't care about online?
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#2, Good point.  :  Spyder22446688  (#7)  «
#2, No integrated Hidef drive either. I guess they are getting c...  :  PRIME1  (#12)  «
#12, I think if they added a hi-def drive and Wi-fi to this un...  :  lex-ington  (#15)  «
#15, Microsoft might be they want to force uses to have sol...  :  SpotTheCat  (#16)  «
#16, yeah, dropped connections are the last thing i want...  :  willyolio  (#22)  «
#12, By not adding HD DVD or Blu-ray, they're able to undercut...  :  Entroper  (#19)  «
#19, Do people actually use WiFi that much? I have WiFi on ...  :  Furen  (#21)  «
#21, No WiFi == pointless next generation gaming device. ...  :  Hattig  (#25)  «
#25, No WiFI = who cares (for most). Everyone has dif...  :  Anomymous Gerbil  (#27)  «
#27, IMO both "No WiFI = pointless [...] device" a...  :  poulpy  (#28)  «
#28, Personally i have no issue with them havin...  :  moose17145  (#30)  «
#30, I too prefer good ole' Ethernet but thi...  :  poulpy  (#33)  «
#27, $80? Really? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspa...  :  Entroper  (#31)  «

   #32. Posted at 06:29 AM on Mar 22nd 2007 Edit   Reply
ioport
No built-in WI-FI, what a shame.
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   #23. Posted at 12:38 AM on Mar 21st 2007 Edit   Reply
FunkeeC
fyi, most of the sound from a 360 is from the dvd drive, not fans/cpu temps so any change in cpus, while a nice addition, would not make the unit any quieter by itself.
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#23, They did. The newer (read: last few months) of production ha...  :  Corrado  (#29)  «

   #24. Posted at 02:18 AM on Mar 21st 2007 Edit   Reply
TheTechReporter
I have to admit, a $399 Xbox 360 Premium with 120GB HD and HDMI is pretty sweet.

As for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, I'm sticking with DVD for a long time, so I don't really care one way or the other. However, if I had to pick one or the other, I'd go with HD-DVD since it's cheaper and is already backward compatible with DVD (a Blu-Ray player that can play DVD's would need 2 lasers - 1 blue and 1 red).

Wi-Fi sounds great, but in my experience it isn't ready to replace standard CAT5 cables any time soon. A CAT 5 cable will give you a 100mbps connection that is almost 100% reliable, while Wi-Fi will give you a much slower connection (usually only a fraction of its rated speed), and typically cuts out (forcing you to reconnect) multiple times per day.
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#24, Blue-ray and HD DVD both use a similar style blue laser. http...  :  Turk Father  (#26)  «

   #20. Posted at 10:11 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Sniper
The Xbox 360 1337.

Hahaha. Microsoft needs to fire the marketing department.
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   #17. Posted at 07:23 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
AbRASiON
Why no wifi?
will it come with hdmi cable / component or both?
Is it quieter?

Why the @#%!@@#$%@#%!!!!!! is it a limited edition?
Thank god it's matte black and not shiny.
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#17, From what I've read about it, it will include an HDMI cable....  :  Furen  (#18)  «

   #14. Posted at 05:24 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Mr. Bamboo Head
hopefully its quieter too. i can barely hear my computer, and its right beside me, but the 360 is ridiculously loud. i find it incredibly annoying. and it'd be nice if they got rid of the external power brick too
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   #4. Posted at 03:24 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Usacomp2k3
I'm hoping to have enough in my xbox fund by the time it comes out to be able to pick one up.
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#4, Usacomp2k3 don't you already have a 360?  :  NeRve  (#6)  «
#6, Nope. I've been holding out for one that I can connect to...  :  Usacomp2k3  (#9)  «
#4, I'm with you, although I'll probably wait until - or if, rat...  :  SPOOFE  (#11)  «
#11, I'll about the black. Sure fits in with my HT system comp...  :  Usacomp2k3  (#13)  «

   #10. Posted at 04:04 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Sargent Duck
At least they didn't call it "extreme". Props to MS for being orginal.
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   #5. Posted at 03:31 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
lex-ington
I wonder if it would cost less to put the HD-DVD player in the machine instead of being an add-on component?
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#5, Someone at Ars pointed out that no one makes an HD-DVD/12x D...  :  packfan_dave  (#8)  «

   #3. Posted at 03:22 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
Proesterchen
Black = Good.
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   #1. Posted at 03:03 PM on Mar 20th 2007 Edit   Reply
crazybus
If I had an HDTV I'd buy it.
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